Amid the rushing passersby outside the flagship Apple Store, one man stood alone Thursday afternoon in the official line for Friday morning's iPad mini launch.

Luis Lorenzo braved New York City's transit system -- still weakened by flooding from Hurricane Sandy -- to get from East New York in Brooklyn to the Fifth Avenue Apple Store near Central Park. He commuted for two hours, 75 minutes of which he spent waiting for the F train to arrive.

"I'm surprised a line hasn't formed yet. But Sandy and the transit system have made it hard for people to get here."With a folding lawn chair and backpack in tow at 6 a.m., 42-year-old Lorenzo became the first person to queue up for Apple's late…
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